Los Angeles detective Kate McBain arrives in southern California after a scandal in which she slept with a suspect during an investigation. Paired up with macho detective Keith Rackles, Kate investigates the case of the death of a wealthy female stockbroker who was found in her hotel's pool after falling from her balcony. Cross-checking details with other deaths, Kate uncovers evidence that all the murders were identical, making this the work of a serial killer. It is also discovered that the victims were moonlighting as high-priced call girls. Infiltrating the brothel, Kate is introduced to the only client to sleep with all the victims – Rutherford "Blue" Dresden, a real charmer known for the overwhelming way he treats the girls. As Kate begins to fall in love with Blue, she begins to suspect that A – he could be the killer since his mother was also found dead in a similar fashion or B – he is being set up by the fiancée of one of the murdered girls – none other than Detective Keith Rackles.This made for cable television erotic thriller is actually a knockoff of the classic thriller Basic Instinct, only with the gender roles of the two leads reversed. The film was directed by Robert Angelo, a director who specialised in this sort of film & was produced by star Shannon Tweed, herself known as the queen of softcore erotica around this time.Dead Sexy is an average thriller that has some reasonable love scenes thrown in to market itself to the softcore audience that view this kind of thing or even late shift workers. Most softcore erotica tend to regard plot as the space between unclothed romps, but Dead Sexy manages to make the thriller aspect of the story work to a limited degree. Most of the love scenes are passable enough but the story's thriller element comes out stronger when seen on its own. The final twist ending is a real eye-opener when it comes. As for the acting, Shannon Tweed is excellent as the female detective on the case while John Enos seems a bit miscast in his role as the 'psycho' suspect of the piece.

Back in the 1990s, blonde actress Shannon Tweed was a mainstay of late night cable television. After the success of the psycho-thriller sub-genre, in particular BASIC INSTINCT, B-movie producers were desperate to get a slice of the proverbial pie by doling out their own low budget erotic thrillers, invariably starring one of half a dozen actresses who were happy to strip for their craft.Shannon Tweed was the best known of these stars, a pneumatic blonde who displayed some measure of acting talent which was rare for this sub-sub-genre. DEAD SEXY marks the final erotic thriller she made; her advancing years and a general public dissatisfaction for the stale genre saw tastes move elsewhere. Invariably this film is a disappointment, lacking the finesse of an Andrew Stevens production, feeling instead like a cheap cash-in on a once popular market.Tweed plays a detective investigating a series of murders in which call girls were thrown off high buildings. Her investigation leads her into the clutches of a rich playboy (John Enos III) called Blue, a guy who's the main suspect. She has to literally go to bed with him in order to find out the truth, and of course there are the requisite twists and turns along the way.Tweed is the best actor in this film, which is saying something. The years have been kind to her, and even if she doesn't parade around naked anymore then she still packs a attractive punch. The less said about Enos the better, although viewers are treated to a slumming-it Sam J. Jones (FLASH GORDON) playing Tweed's partner. As a whole, though, the thrills are non-existent, the plotting is very poor, and the sex scenes are a complete waste of time, no better than filler material. You'd be better off checking the films that came out ten years before this to see the genre at its finest.

Let's face it, Shannon Tweed is not a great (or even necessarily a good) actress. The title says it all: It's another example of Tweed's stock in trade: The grade-C erotic thriller in which she packs a piece---always a big phallic firearm---and then gets the hots for another kind of piece, and eventually takes her clothes off. Everything else is just an attention-getting device to keep you watching between the sex scenes. Even if you cheerfully accept these limitations, this turkey is a cynical cheat on the viewer. Tweed was 43 when she made this movie, and like Renee Russo, she has a fabulous body for her age, but it is still a fabulous 43-year-old body. So if you're an over-40 former Playmate who insists on making movies with nude sex scenes, either be honest, like Helen Mirren, and do them yourself or quit the business. Don't use a body double, which she so blatantly does in this flick. If the number of porn sites on the Web featuring over-35 "hotties" is any indication, there's a market for films with middle-aged women who get naked.The bad guy, John Enos, has one of the least photogenic screen personas I've ever seen. He elicits no cinematic interest whatsoever and he and Tweed have essentially no on-screen chemistry. They are just going through the motions. Why anyone would think the Tweed character would develop an itchy-koo for him is beyond me, except that Enos, although not really that similar in features to Tweed's squeeze Gene Simmons, somewhat resembles him in physique and complexion. Maybe that's why Tweed chose Enos. Whether he resembles Simmons in other ways is something I have no idea about. (Let's not even get into Gene Simmons's public persona and what it says about Tweed's taste in men that she has been with him for years.) And it's somehow oddly appropriate, considering this movie, that in the IMDb photo galleries, Enos is seen accompanied by Traci Lords.This flick is strictly desperation time.

I saw this flick quite a while ago. First thing I did was buy it for my own personal collection. I really enjoy crime movies, action flicks & thrillers. Dead Sexy has all three ingredients. Although I like Shannon Tweed movies, my very favorite actor is John Enos who played Blue. John has such a great presence. You can't wait to see what he will do next. Till the very end, I kinda thought he might be the murderer, but he wasn't. John can wear clothes like no other. Loved the black suit, black shirt & blue satin tie. He's a walking fashion ad, and with his boyish charm, who wouldn't be attracted to Blue as was Grace as the cop? I got suspicious of Rickles the minute he broke into Grace's house. The only thing I had trouble figuring out was WHY Blue made her wait till he had a lap dance? Perhaps to warm her up? My first reaction would've been to walk out & leave him there...but, since he was paying Grace five thousand for the company, she didn't have much choice but to put up with it...afterall he was under the impression that she was an upscale hooker. I loved it. Thought it was suspenseful, & enjoyed the storyline. Hope to see MUCH more of John Enos in better & better roles. This guy has talent, let's not hide it under a basket. He's great looking, has a calmness about him even an innocence, and when he walks, he like glides, love his demeanor. Would love to see John Enos in his own series & other movies ONSCREEN anytime SOON. Already saw Phone Booth, another of his credits and can't wait to see his next project.